2005
Efficacy of an internet-based behavioral weight loss program for overweight adolescent African-American girls
Williamson D, Davis Martin P, White M, Newton R, Walden H, York-Crowe E, Alfonso A, Gordon S, Ryan D. Efficacy of an internet-based behavioral weight loss program for overweight adolescent African-American girls. Eating And Weight Disorders - Studies On Anorexia, Bulimia And Obesity 2005, 10: 193-203. PMID: 16277142, DOI: 10.1007/bf03327547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody weightAfrican American girlsBody fatTreatment groupsBehavioral weight loss programInternet-based behavioral interventionBehavioral interventionsDietary fat intakeInternet-based behavioral weight loss programWeight loss programAdolescent girlsBehavioral treatment groupHealth education programsMore body fatMore body weightFat intakeLoss programControl conditionWeight managementDietary intakeBehavior modification programOutcome dataBody compositionHealth educationControl interventions
2004
Mediators of Weight Loss in a Family‐Based Intervention Presented over the Internet
White MA, Martin PD, Newton RL, Walden HM, York‐Crowe E, Gordon ST, Ryan DH, Williamson DA. Mediators of Weight Loss in a Family‐Based Intervention Presented over the Internet. Obesity 2004, 12: 1050-1059. PMID: 15292468, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American adolescent girlsAdolescent African-American girlsFamily environment factorsStrong mediating variableProgram adherenceAfrican American girlsParent variablesWeight loss programParental variablesParental weight lossPsychological factorsInternet-based weight loss programWeight loss effortsStrong mediatorMediating variableSocial supportAdolescent girlsIntervention programsFamily satisfactionControl conditionCurrent findingsLoss programAdolescentsCurrent studyFamily pairs